Vo1 - 3 COMPOSITAE 611 



ECLIPTA ZIPPELIANA Blume Bijdr. (1826) 914; DC. Prodr. 5 (1836) 

 490; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 251, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 476. 



Luzon (Pangasinan, Rizal, Laguna), Camiguin de Misamis, Mindanao 

 (Zamboanga), Merrill U, B. S. 17731 Otanes, U742 Ramos, 11739 Robinson. 

 In open wet places at low altitudes. Java and probably other parts of 

 Malaya. 



33. FEN IXI A Merrill 



FENIXIA PAUCIFLORA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) Bot. 119, t. 3. 

 Mindanao (Bukidnon), B. S. 26036 Fenix. On damp rocky slopes at 

 medium altitudes. A monotypic endemic genus. 



34. WE DELI A Jacquin 



WEDELIA BIFLORA (Linn.) DC. in Wight Contrib. Bot. Ind. (1834) 18; 

 F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 117; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3 (1881) 306; 

 Ellm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 166; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 

 (1906) Suppl. 139, Fl. Manila (1912) 477, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 

 380. 

 Verbesina biflora Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1763) 1272. 

 Wollastonia biflora DC. Prodr. 5 (1836) 547; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 



(1857) 70. 

 Spilanthes acmella Blanco Fl. Filip. (1836) 620, ed. 2 (1845) 433, 



ed. 3, 3 (1879) 10, non Murr. 

 Spilanthes peregrina Blanco op. cit. 622, ed. 2, 434, ed. 3, 3: 10. 

 Stemmodontia biflora W. F, Wight in Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 9 (1905) 

 377. 

 Throughout the Philippines in thickets back of the beach and along 

 tidal streams; usually abundant. India to China, Malaya, tropical Aus- 

 tralia and western Polynesia. 



Local names: Agonoi (Bis., Ilk.); agunoi (Bik.) ; anoioi (Iv.) ; hagonoi 

 (Tag., Mbo., Bik., C. Bis.) ; lagoron (Bag.) ; lahunai (Sul.) ; palunag 

 (Pamp.) ; palunai (Pamp.). 



WEDELIA CHINENSIS (Osbeck) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 12 (1917) 



Bot. 111. 

 Solidago chinensis Osbeck Dagbok Ostind. Resa (1757) 241. 

 Wedelia prostrata Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23 (1888) 434; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 251, Fl. Manila (1912) 



477. 

 Wedelia calendulacea Less. Syn. Compos. (1832) 222; F.-Vill. Novis. 



App. (1880) 117, non Pers. 



Luzon (Manila), Merrill 754-9. In open waste places at sea level, ap- 

 parently a casual introduction. India to China. 



34a. TITHONIA Desfontaines 



TITHONIA DIVERSI FOLIA A. Gray in Proc. Am. Acad. 19 (1883) 5. 



Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 11667. A native of Mexico, recently in- 

 troduced into the Philippines and now thoroughly naturalized about Ba- 

 guio, altitude 1,200 to 1,500 m; cultivated in Manila and in other large 

 towns. 



